Here's Why the Quad 4 Was One of GM's Most Important Engines Ever
In the 1980s, General Motors was hurting badly. It was the Roger Smith era, during which the company’s U.S. market…
Get a Load of This Weird Toyota Engine
For reasons that will become clear at a later date, I have spent a decent amount of time today looking at the history…
This 2,000 Horsepower Toyota Straight Six Has Nothing To Do With The Supra
This car crossed my Instagram feed the other day and I didn’t think much of it. Oh, cool, I thought, another 2JZ swap. W…
The Confusing History of the Greatest V12 BMW Never Built
In 1987, BMW announced to the world that it was officially not screwing around anymore when it put a 5.0-liter V12 into…
How America Killed BMW's Forgotten V8
BMW is a V8-heavy company today, with twin-turbo versions filling up just about every big-power model it has on sale.…
The Bugatti Chiron's Engine Alone Weighs Almost 1,000 Pounds
The Bugatti Chiron is an absolute engineering marvel, and its W16 is as well, with a twin-to-quad turbo setup that…
Do You Believe The PRV V6 Is The Best Engine Of All Time? Get Ready To Get Mad Online
In a fit of boundless national optimism, Peugeot and Renault (and a few years later Volvo) teamed up to make a new V8…
What Doomed The Ford Flathead V8
The Ford Flathead V8 was the first mass-market V8 and the starting point for uniquely American performance. What’s…
Mazda's All-Conquering 700 HP Four-Rotor Le Mans Engine Has The Coolest Intake Ever
In 1991, little Mazda stood at the top of the world. It won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with its banshee Mazda 787B…
Toyota's First Twin Turbo Straight Six Is Stranger Than You'd Think
Toyota called it its “finest engine,” ambitious, technologically advanced and, from a modern perspective, impossibly…
Volkswagen Made An Even Weirder Engine Before The Bugatti W16
The quad-turbo W16 in use in current Bugattis is a real engineering marvel, made of two banks of narrow-angle VR8…
The Mightiest Four-Cylinder Toyota Ever Made
In the 1980s, Toyota began its most audacious push into the high-end side of the car world, racing V8 prototypes at the…
This Obscure Nissan Engine Is Where Modern Japanese Performance Cars Began
Back in the 1970s, Nissan was sort of stuck in a rut. The gas crises had ballooned the profits and export sales of the…
Here's Why The Cummins 12-Valve Is One Of The Greatest Truck Engines Of All Time
No diesel engine on earth is as legendary as a 12-valve Cummins. Not only is the inline-six known for its awesome stock…
Here's Why The Ford 300 Inline-Six Is One Of The Greatest Engines Ever
The Ford 300 cubic inch straight-six is a staple of American truck culture, having literally helped build this nation…
Here's Why The Toyota Supra's 2JZ Is Such A Legendary Engine
“Two-jay-zee engine, no shit... This will decimate all,” Jesse said in the original Fast and Furious movie after…
One Of The Last American Inline-Six Engines Was In Your Normal Everyday Chevrolet Trailblazer
Today we start a series called “Engines You Should Know” in an effort to enlighten the world about the best, worst and…